Are Magpies Responsible for Songbird Declines?
Like most corvids, the Magpie is a figurehead for human/wildlife conflict in modern day Britain. A bird cherished by many yet actively maligned by others.
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Conservation Jobs - Field Tutor
While this certainly hasn't been a straight path from uni, and I've had luck and opportunities presented to me on the way, I strongly believe you make your own opportunities.
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New Threat to Forests from Palm Oil Production
Oil palm production in Malaysia has an impact beyond the direct loss of habitat,a new study has shown. It also provides a rich food source for crop-raiding wild boars, which then multiply in big numbers and damage forest trees, preventing regeneration.
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New Technology Assists the Protection of Primates
New facial recognition software and an app using state-of-the-art technology can help in the fight to protect endangered primates, more than 60% of which face extinction.
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Tropical Birds Feel the Heat of Climate Change
The wide range of numbers on future possible extinctions is because of the many decisions about climate change that must still be made that could affect the outcome, such as will carbon reductions mitigate temperature rises?
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The Elusive Micrommata Virescens
It looked more like a Halloween decoration than a creature of the woodland; except for the fact that it was scurrying across the ground.
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